Steam-separator.



J. T. LINDSTROM.

STEAM SEPA RATOR.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 2- 1917.

1,227,278. I Patented May 2&1917.

JOHN '1. LINDSTROM, OF AITLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

STEAM-SEPARATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Ma 22, 1917.

Application filed April 2, 1917 Serial No. 159,214. a

To all whom it may concern. 7

Be it known that 1, JOHN T. LINDSTROM, a citizen of the United States,residing at Allentown, in the county of Lehigh and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSteam- Separators, of which the following is a speci- This inventionrelates to steam separators used for the purpose of separating steam andcondensation in the steam lines or the like.

The object of the invention is to provide a separator of an improvedtype capable of being constructed in one piece and of being readilyfitted to steam conduits. The shape of the separator is such that it canbe cast in one piece, and it is free from intricate passages orprojections which tend to obstruct the flow and increase thecondensation.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in whichFigure 1 is a longitudinal section. Fig. 2 is a cross section showingthe ports inthe diaphragm.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 6 indicates the inlet connectionthreaded for attachment to a pipe, and 7 the outlet connection similarlythreaded. Between these connections is an ovoid body 8, oval in, sectionin all directions, the inlet and outlet connections being oppositelylocated at the ends of the longer axis. WVithin this body is a diaphragmcomprising two reversely curved segments 9 and 10 connected at theirinner ends by a middle part or plate 11, extending at the inclination tothe longer axis and provided with a plurality of ports 12. The convexsurface of the segments 9 and 10 are disposed toward the inlet andoutlet respectively, and the perforated plate occupies a position sothat the directionof the flow of the steam is upwardly and backwardlythrough the ports from a lower chamber into which the inlet leads to anupper chamber leading to the outlet. At the top the body may have a holeto receive screw plug 13.

The lower chamber communicates through a neck 14 with an enlarged waterchamber 15, having a drip outlet 16 at the bottom.

The whole thing may be cast in one piece as shown, and therefore has nojoints capable of leaking, and it may be readily assembled with anyexisting steam line without any substantial modification of the latter.

In the use of the device, the'steam and condensation enter the lowerchamber through the inlet, and the water passes through the neck 14:into the receiver 15. The steam flows upwardly through the ports in thedia phragm and thence out through the outlet. The absence of numeroussharp corners or intricate passages avoids anyback pressure or increasedcondensation, and permits free flow of the steam through the trap orseparator. v

I claim 1. A steam separator comprising a hollow casing having an inletat one end and an outlet at the other end, and a diaphragm extendingcompletely across said casing between the inlet and the outlet, saiddiaphragm being inclined downwardly from a connection at one end withthe casing above the inlet, to a connection at its other end with thecasing below the outlet, the middle part of said diaphragm beinginclined upwardly toward the outlet end and having ports for the passageof steam from the lower part of the casing to the upper.

2. A steam separator comprising a hollow casing having a diaphragmextending across within the same from a connection with the casin abovethe inlet to a connection therewith elow the outlet, the end portions ofsaid diaphragm being inclined in one direction, and the'middle portionthereof being inclined at an angle to said direction and having ports,said casing having an outlet for condensation at the bottom thereof.

3. A steam separator comprising a hollow body having an inlet at oneside and an out let at the other, and a diaphragm extending across saidbody between the inlet and the outlet, said diaphragm comprisingreversely curved segmental portions at the opposite ends and an inclinedperforated portion there between, said body having an outlet forcondensation at the bottom thereof.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN T. LINDSTROM.

Witnesses:

CHAS. L. WALTERS, ALFRED D. REINSMITH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingithe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0.

